Cow

PassiveHealth: 10 (5 hearts)JavaBedrock

Quick answer: Most grassy biomes of the Overworld, except snowy plains, meadows, cherry groves, mangrove swamps and pale gardens.

How to find Cow

Most grassy biomes of the Overworld, except snowy plains, meadows, cherry groves, mangrove swamps and pale gardens.

Spawn conditions: On well-lit grass blocks with at least two blocks of space above. Herds of four in Java, 2-3 in Bedrock. Also in village pens at world generation.

Drops

ItemAmountNotes
Raw Beef (Steak if killed by fire)1-3 (up to 6 with Looting III)Cooked into steak: one of the best foods
Leather0-2 (up to 5 with Looting III)Books, item frames, leather armor

How to kill Cow

Any weapon; it runs when hit. Looting increases leather and beef drops.

Behavior

Wanders, follows players holding wheat within six blocks, and can be milked with a bucket. Three variants (temperate, cold, warm). Baby cows drop nothing. Source: minecraft.wiki Cow.

Taming and breeding

Breed two adults with wheat.

Related mobs: PigSheepMooshroom